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Maintaining a Leadership Position, No Matter the Market

Cinch Home Services provides Indiana brokerage a competitive edge among buyers and sellers alike With a strong leadership team that is empowered to do what needs to be done in order to take care of their people, Jim Litten—owner and CEO of F.C. Tucker Company, a leader in real estate in the state of Indiana […]

Elevate Your Branding and Client Service

Homes.com helps real estate professionals foster relationships with prospective clients San Diego REALTOR® Eileen Craft clearly remembers a day nearly four years ago when she was web surfing for new and better ideas to build her referral network, referring to the casual click-through to Homes.com as a serendipitous moment in her nearly 20-year career. The […]

Connecting With Agents

Rick and Tammy Owens Broker/Owners RE/MAX Alliance Collinsville, Ill. www.MetroEastLiving.com Region served: Metro East Suburbs of St. Louis, Mo. Years in real estate: Rick: 12; Tammy: 18 Number of offices: 7 Number of agents: 158 How does being a part of RE/MAX help you and your agents do your jobs well? Rick Owens: The […]

When Thoughts Won’t Do

This week, as I sat down to write Thoughts on Leadership, I asked myself: What happens when thoughts won’t do? I cannot begin to understand the suffering, the agony or the hurt of the Black community after the death of George Floyd. This time, thoughts won’t do. But leadership is about a positive mindset and a commitment to […]

IRS Grants 1031 Deadline Relief

United States tax law allows the exchange of one investment or business-use real property for another of like-kind, without the immediate imposition of income tax. These “1031 like-kind exchange” rules permit the deferral of taxes, so long as the taxpayer satisfies numerous requirements and consummates both a sale and purchase of replacement property within a […]

Increase Marketability and Boost Business

NAR PULSE— Encourage your agents to compete in your state association’s 2020 C2EX Challenge! By earning their C2EX endorsements, your agents gain a competitive advantage and can position themselves as experts in the field that hold themselves to the highest standards. Get started at C2EX.realtor. Enhancing Agents’ Online Presence Your agents can stand out with […]

Should You Fix That Yourself? How to Handle Home Repair During the Pandemic

(TNS)— When Tony Nittoli of North Hollywood noticed a leak under his bathroom sink in mid-April, he tied it up with an old T-shirt and stuffed junk mail under it. He’d normally call his apartment manager to take care of it, but health officials’ orders were clear: stay inside and away from others to slow […]

Fast Track to the Top: How One Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Team Is Dominating Their Local Market

South Carolina team lines itself up for continued growth by leveraging powerhouse tech platform, kvCORE, by Inside Real Estate Despite only being a team for a year, the Top Charleston Agents Real Estate Team with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Carolina Sun Real Estate in Charleston, S.C., is in the top 2 percent in the country in […]

The Power of One: The Thread that Weaves Realty ONE Group Together Through Challenging Times and Beyond

Editor’s Note: This is the cover story in the June 2020 issue of RISMedia’s Real Estate magazine. Subscribe today. “Waking Up to Win.” It’s an everyday kind of attitude. It’s how Realty ONE Group began, and it became their rallying cry during the global pandemic caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the spring. The company’s […]

Short-Term Rental Business Owners Face Financial Burden Due to COVID-19

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is a global pandemic that has altered many facets of human life in the past few months as countries take measures to contain the outbreak and protect the safety of their citizens. The travel industry has especially been affected as people are being forced to cancel or change their pre-existing travel […]